Duster



' WITNESSES:

J. HEDLUND.

DUSTER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE I. 1915.

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JOHN HEDLUN D, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

DUSTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 22, 1916.

Application filed June 1, 1915. Serial No. 31,430.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OHN HEDLUND, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Dusters, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in clusters.

It relates particularly to dusters having a flexible body of canvas or other suitable material to which is secured a shag of cording or other suitable material.

The object of my invention is to provide a duster of the kind referred to which may be readily attached to the handle or easily removed therefrom for the purpose of cleansing.

A further object of my invention is to provide novel means for securing the head to the handle in a firm manner, and which will allow for shrinking or stretching of the material forming the head.

The novel features of my invention are hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate the preferred embodiment of my invention, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved duster. Fig. 2 is an enlarged plan view of the duster with the head shown extended and the securing devices disconnected from the handle. Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 are respectively cross and longitudinal sections of the duster, a portion of the handle being broken away in Fig. 4.

Similar reference characters designate similar parts in the different views.

1 designates a straight handle provided, preferably, with a plurality of annular pe ripheral grooves 2.

The duster head comprises a body 3 of canvas or other suitable material extending, preferably the full length of the head, and preferably provided at each end with a palr of flexible securing devices, such as cords or tapes 4E adapted to encircle the handle 1 and to be tied together, as shown in Fig. 4, when the head is doubled upon itself. The head is provided with a shag of suitable material, such as cording 5. The head is also provided with a pocket 6 which preferably extends the full length of the body 3 and is preferably provided at each end with a mouth 7 adapted to receive the handle 1. By having a mouth at each end of the pocket the handle may be readily inserted into the pocket no around the handle in one of the other grooves 2, The securing devices of each pair are tied together, thus firmly securing the head to the handle. By providing a number of peripheral grooves 2, allowance is made for shrinking or stretching of the head, due to use.

To remove the head for cleansing or replacing with another head, it is but neces sary to untie the securing devices 4. and then withdraw the handle.

I do not limit my invention to the structure shown and described, as modifications, wlthin the scope of the appended claims, may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention.

What I claim is 1. A duster comprising a handle, and a flexible head having a shag and adapted to be doubled upon itself and provided with a longitudinal pocket having a mouth at one end adapted to receive and fit said handle, each end of the head having securing means for attaching said ends to the handle when the head has been doubled upon itself and the handle inserted into the pocket.

2. A duster comprising a handle, and a flexible head having a. shag and adapted to be doubled upon itself and provided with a longitudinal pocket extending the full length of the head and having at each end a mouth adapted to receive and fit the handle, each end of the head having securing means for attaching the ends to the handle when the handle has been inserted through one of said months into the pocket and the head has been doubled upon itself.

3. A duster comprising a handle, and a flexible head having a shag and adapted to be doubled upon itself and provided with a longitudinal pocket having a mouth at one end adapted to receive and fit the handle, each end of the head being provided with two flexible securing devices adapted to encircle the handle and to be tied to each other for securing the head to the handle when the head has been doubled upon itself and the handle inserted into said pocket.

4. A duster comprising a handle, and a flexible head having'a shag and adapted to be doubled upon itself and provided with a longitudinal pocket extending the full length of the head and provided at each end with a mouth adapted to receive and fit the handle, each end of the head having two flexible securing devices adapted to be tied together and to encircle the handle for securing the head to the handle when the handle has been inserted into the pocket through one of said mouths and the head doubled upon itself.

5. A cluster comprising a handle having an annular peripheral groove, and a flexible head having a shag and adapted to be doubled upon itself and provided with a longitudinal pocket having a mouth adapted to receive and lit said handle, each end of the head having two flexible securing devices adapted to be tied together and to encircle the handle, one pair of said securing devices being adapted to be located in said groove when the handle is inserted in the pocket and the head has been doubled upon itself.

6. A cluster comprising a handle having a plurality of annular peripheral grooves, and a flexible head having a shag and adapted to be doubled upon itself and having a longitudinal pocket having a mouth at one end for receiving and adapted to fit said handle, each end of the head having two flexible securing devices adapted to encircle the handle and to be tied together when the handle has been inserted into the pocket and the head has been doubled upon itself, said grooves being so disposed as to respectively receive said pairs of securing devices.

7. A duster comprising a handle having two annular peripheral grooves, and a flexible head having a shag and adapted to be doubled upon itself and provided with a longitudinal pocket extending the full length of the head and provided at each end with a mouth adapted to receive and fit said handle, each end of the head having a pair of flexible securing devices adapted to encircle-the handle and. to be tied together when the handle has been inserted into said pocket through one of said mouths and the head has been doubled upon itself, each pair of said securing devices being adapted to occupy one of said grooves.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

JOHN HEDLUND.

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